Horseshoe



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Speifiimtion thrilling-part oli-Letters Patent No. 47,397, datedApi-il 25,

ie it ltnown that l, WiLLxnt (Ions, of 'Worm-ster, in the county. ol' \\'oreester and State ot' Nassau-luisetts, have 4invented il new :intl .Improved Horseshoe; and l dohereiinv de ullre thatV the, following is a full. elezlr,z1nd exact. deseription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make und use the sume, rrl'erenee being had to the aeeompaiiving drawings, terminer part ot' this specifica- Figure 1. is a ve'rtiral central seetonel' my invention, taken in the ]ine :v i', Fig. 2; l"ig. L2, aplan or 'top v iew ol' the same.

Similar letti-:inset i-elLrt-nee intl'irate Corre-- Spending parts. l

4This invent-ion relates to a new and iniprovedvhorseshoe of, that class which are se- `mired to the hoot' without the aid ol" nails, so

thatthey ma)Y be removed from und secured to the hoot' :1t-any time without the services of a smithf'or sheer. i

The invention consists in constructing` the shoewith a toe-piece or cap totitf. over the front or central portion. The rear -ends'of the part of the shoe are connected by pivots 0 b to side bars, t" C, which extend tothe rear o t' the hoot' at each side of the same, the barsy C C and ends ot' A beinghalved together where the pivots b pass throughptoform substantial t n n l joints and canse the Vunder sul-Taees of A and C C to be in the same piane, or flush, Withf each other7 as will be understood by referring to Fie. 1. provided with eaiks c at their under sides, and the upper sides of said barsattheir rear ends `are vprovided with lips 1),-to forni` bearing pieees forthe rear portion of the hoofs. -To

the rear end of one ot' the bars C there is at#` `tached `b v u pivot, d, a rod, E, the outer end of which has an opening in it to receive a spring-catch, 1-`, which attached-to the other bar t. The rod 1i and catch l form a fasteniner at the back' part of the" shoe to hoid'the bars C C, or prevent them freni spreading apart, und therebvkeep the lips l) 1 "snugiv in eon taet with therearofthehoof, and consequently keep t-he shoe iirmly attaehed tothe hoof, the n front part ol" the hoof, and having.;` the shoe'i 'toe-pieceor eap B of course not beingallowed [jointed at its sides1 and the rear parts of 'the latlter provided with lips and a catch or fzistening, all arranged as hereinafter full v Shown and described, whereby it is believed that' a shoe ot the classy speeilied is obtained which -possesses advuntages over those previously devised. 4

A represents the. front part of my improved h0rsesh0e,\vhieh part' extends aroundthefront part ol' the hoot', andis about of semieireular form7 its ends extending about to the eenter.

ot' eaeh side of the hoot'. This front'rpzu'f, A, has a toelpieee` or cap, li, attached to it, A1nd the latter is t' t'-s1tchv a l'orm and ot' sut'h dif4 mensionzsl as to tit over the front part ofthe hoof'and to extend upward, say. one-third the height ot' the same, the ends ol B extendinf.: baek nein-iv tothe ends ot' A, Said part A being;` simply a llat. barof iron or'stleel bent in the form Speeilied, and havingv a eaik. f1. at its to slip oft' when the bar CC and lipsli ])a1e` thus retained or'helt osition. The whole arrangen t'isextremely simple 'and .ellieiennlnnbe manufactured at a rea- `sonable cost. and renders the shoe capable ol being' applied to and ietaehed from vthe hoot' with the greatest fa(- 'band without the aid of a smith or shoer;l` i I claim as new and desire to secure by Le tters 'latentn t f The bars Qronneetet'l lilvjoinls and pro-` vided."respectively,witha ioe-pieee or cap, B,"

and lips l) D, and the bars t t. connected or secured by a suitable eateh or fasteningysubstantially as and for the purpose herein set forth. t

' t. \\`ILLI.U[ GOES. \,\'itnesses: 1

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The rear ends of the bars C C are A 

